The first complete or "almost"
complete version of the opera was made in Barcelona by the firm
"Odeon" in the early thirties. Odeon took advantage of the occasion
it had of counting upon a singer of international renown such
as baritone Carlo Galeffi for that recording of Maruxa, as well
as for a much more fragmented version of Las Golondrinas. The
quality of singers, orchestra and chorus make up one of the best
versions ever recorded of this most beautiful score by Amadeo
Vives, which we present for the first time in CD format.

During
the months following the first performance "Gramophone"
recorded several master forms with some of the singers having
performed at the première. With these fragments and other
recorded shortly by Inocencio Navarro we have compiled a selection
from Maruxa that allows us get quite close to what fans could
listen at the 1914 première.